Mel Gibson

Hollywood is a surprisingly forgiving town given how hard it is to break into the industry. What does it take to get blacklisted? Apparently nothing, other than maybe spouting off anti-Semitic comments (looking at you, Mel Gibson). Otherwise not even a resume filled with box office flops will stop an actor from getting work. And a string of canceled television series won't keep a showrunner from getting another order from NBC. In honor of Ryan Reynolds' most recent box office disaster, let's look at the various species of invincible Hollywood phoenixes. The charmer Reynolds is proof that we can never underestimate the power of a twinkly smile and a rock-hard body....

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